The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 6: The Correspondence, November 1856-February 1859 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780822945338)

This sixth volume of Tyndall's correspondence contains 302 letters covering a period of twenty-eight months (1856-1859). It begins shortly after Tyndall returned from his first glacier research in the Alps and follows him as he experimented and lectured on physics in central London at the Royal Institution of Great Britain (RI), visited friends, joined London's fashionable social circles, published and reviewed scientific articles, corresponded with fellow men of science on a wide range of topics, and developed his theories about the structure and movement of glaciers. Importantly, volume 6 includes Tyndall's major expeditions to the Alps and also documents some of his most dangerous mountaineering exploits. In letters to his closest friends, Tyndall captured the excitement and achievement of his expeditions. By the end of the period, his is increasingly respected as a scientist in the wider academic world.

Author: Michael D. Barton
ISBN-10: 0822945339
ISBN-13: 9780822945338
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2019
Pages: 600
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.70d